Changing the narrative on Africa.
A new generation of hybrid cotton seeds is giving Zimbabwean farmers fresh reason for optimism. Developed to deliver higher yields and withstand climate shocks and pests, the seeds are helping to boost productivity and improve livelihoods in farming communities.
Three years after bird story agency first profiled his seaweed-based fertilizer initiative, Liberian agriculturist Ebenezer Doto Kukai is helping shape agricultural development from within government. In this conversation, he reflects on the journey from community innovation to public service and what it reveals about the opportunities facing Africa’s next generation of agricultural leaders.
Kenya has completed its first private-sector securitization of smallholder farm loans, testing whether agricultural lending can be transformed into an investable asset class capable of attracting institutional capital.
For Congolese entrepreneur Tisya Mukuna, the story of Congolese coffee reflects the country’s broader economic trajectory. She would know; she’s become famous for bringing Congo’s
African nations are shifting poultry from a marginal commodity to a strategic industry, using finance, skills, and policy to transform local production. This continental repositioning aims not only to cut imports but also to strengthen food security and create jobs.
New technologies are changing how agricultural risk is measured, priced, and managed across Africa, enabling insurers to potentially reach millions of previously excluded smallholder farmers.
Morocco’s avocado surge is reshaping Africa’s export map, with North Africa overtaking East Africa in a trade long dominated by Kenya.
Morocco has begun exploring the use of hemp in animal feeds as demand for organic and antibiotic-free poultry products rises in one of Africa’s largest poultry markets. Early January, Morocco’s cannabis regulator, the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC), rolled out a 10-month research programme to test the use of Cannabidiol (CBD), said to be a non-intoxicating compound from the cannabis plant in poultry feeds.
Kyenpiya Deshi had no thought of becoming a grape farmer until local demand for the grapes in her back garden pushed her to go “commercial”.
Pay-as-you-store models and climate-backed finance are transforming Africa’s cold chain into an investable asset and shifting millions of tons of food from waste to market.